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elogium

elogium noun: a eulogy.

Noun

elogium (plural elogia or elogiums)

  1. a eulogy

Forms of elogium

pluralelogia
pluralelogiums

Origin of elogium

Borrowed from Latin ēlogium (“short saying, inscription”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon, “elegy”), from ἔλεγος (élegos, “song, melody”). Doublet of elogy.

Questions about elogium

What does elogium mean?
Elogium means a eulogy.
What part of speech is elogium?
Elogium is a noun.
What is the plural of elogium?
The plural of elogium is elogia.

Words near elogium in the dictionary

  1. eloges
  2. elogia
  3. elogies
  4. elogist
  5. elogists
  6. elogium
  7. elogiums
  8. elogy
  9. Elohim
  10. Elohimic
  11. Elohism

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